Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 5.djvu/580

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112 STAT. 3338 PUBLIC LAW 105-368—NOV. 11, 1998 (2) Section 301(c)(4) is amended by striking "National Cemetery System" and inserting "National Cemetery Administration". (3) Section 307 is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking "a Director of the National Cemetery System" and inserting "an Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs"; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking "The Director" and all that follows through "National Cemetery System" and inserting "The Under Secretary is the head of the National Cemetery Administration". (b) PAY RATE FOR UNDER SECRETARY.— Chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 5314, by inserting after the item relating to the Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs the following new item: "Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs."; and (2) in section 5315, by striking "Director of the National Cemetery System.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1)(A) The heading of section 307 is amended to read as follows:

    • § 307. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs'*.

(B) The item relating to section 307 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 is amended to read as follows: "307. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.". (2) Section 2306(d) is amended by striking "within the National Cemetery System" each place such term appears and inserting "under the control of the National Cemetery Administration". (3) Section 2400 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking "National Cemetery System" and inserting "National Cemetery Administration responsible"; and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking "Such system" and all that follows through "National Cemetery System" and inserting "The National Cemetery Administration shall be headed by the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs"; (B) in subsection (b), by striking "National Cemetery System" and inserting "national cemeteries and other facilities under the control of the National Cemetery Administration"; and (C) by amending the heading to read as follows: "§ 2400. Establishment of National Cemetery Administration; composition of Administration'*. (4) The item relating to section 2400 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is amended to read as follows: "2400. Establishment of National Cemetery Administration; composition of Administration.". (5) Section 2402 is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking "in the National Cemetery System" and